- Date
- June 19, 1982, 18:24 local (Jun 20, 1982, 01:24 UTC)
- Place
- Fremont, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1846VCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820619025549A
- Case key
- 70753
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that while on a final approach for landing, a sudden loss of altitude occurred when he was at about 150 ft AGL and the landing gear collided with powerlines near the approach end of the runway. Airspeed was lost after hitting the powerlines and the plane fell to the ground in an upright position. A witness reported that he had landed on the same runway about two minutes prior to the accident. He said that he encountered no wind shear and only a slight amount of sink in the last 100 ft of altitude before touchdown. He reported seeing N1846V in a nose high altitude before it entered a high sink rate as if it was in a stall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1846V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 63770
- Airframe hours
- 1,272
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2W, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elwod Alan Ballard
- Registered owner
- Elwod Alan Ballard
- Departed
- 3O7 · Hollister, CA
- Destination
- Q59 · Fremonot, CA
- Airport
- Q59 · Fremont Airport, runway 31, 2,310 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 90 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 165 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.